Work work work

Hola Todos!

Primero, I´m not doing a very good job taking pictures right now. We have a couple of great opportunities, but I´ve been forgetting my camera. So here´s a pineapple we bought for $1.50.... actually the computer doesn´t want to send a pictures right now, so... forget this paragraph.... :3

Second, we found a lot of people to teach this week. 

José is progressing really well. He is coming to church consistently with his family and is very excited to learn everything. 

We found a man from Venezuela named Castor who is 84 years old. He was really interested in our message and will most likely come to church. Venezuela has been struggling economically and politically for the past few years so a lot of people are moving to other countries. It is a little difficult to understand their accent, but they are all really great people. 

We went searching through antiguos (older people who had been listening to missionaries before) and found a family of five (Huamalema) who are strong Catholics but are willing to listen. If they can come to know that our message is true, they will be strong members. Please pray that they will have a desire to understand our message for themselves.

We also found two teenagers, Joseph 16 years and Michael 14 years, that were interested in our message. When we finished teaching the restoration, Joseph said, thank you so much for teaching me that. 

Finally, when searching more for old investigators, we travelled by bus to the northern part of our sector to a small village called El Carmen. About the same time that we arrived there, a large family arrived in a house near the bus stop. We talked a bit with the family and the wife said that she was really worried about her husband who had been struggling with drinking. We taught her that the gospel of Jesus Christ changes lives and that by living the teachings of Christ, her husband would change. There is a recent convert who made that change, and we plan to take him with us the next time we pass by there. 

We have a lot of people to teach but none of them are coming to church yet. If you have any suggestions to help people come to church, I´d love to hear them.

Today for P-day we met with all of the Elders in Riobamba and played 4 on 4 soccer. It was a blast. We played gringos versus latinos, and suprisingly the gringos won. 

I want to finish with my testimony that the restored gospel of Jesus Christ changes lives. In a world of chaos, Christ has restored peace.

Until next time!

Elder Cloward